PMP Key Exam Concepts (PMBOK® Guide Fifth Edition)

PMP Key Exam Concepts (PMBOK® Guide Fifth Edition)

Existing project managers pursuing certification in recognition of their skills and experience, or others training to become accredited project managers

Prerequisite
None

Expected Duration
58 minutes

Description
In preparation for the PMP exam, this course offers practice and solutions for performing the forward and backward pass; calculating total float and free float; and critical path, resource optimization, and schedule compression techniques.

Objective

PMP Key Exam Concepts

perform a forward pass using the critical path method

perform a backward pass using the critical path method

identify the total float of each non-critical path

identify the free float of each activity on a non-critical path

identify the critical path and its characteristics

recognize how to create a schedule network diagram from a table

recognize if resource leveling is the ideal resource optimization technique, given a scenario

recognize if resource smoothing is the ideal resource optimization technique, given a scenario

recognize if crashing is the most appropriate schedule compression technique, given a scenario

recognize if fast tracking is the most appropriate schedule compression technique, given a scenario